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Home Front: Politix
White House Lawyers Think House Dems Might Not Impeach Trump After All
2019-11-23
[Hot Air] Total idiocy, although in their defense this may be something they’re putting out as a morale booster for Trump, not because they believe it themselves. Kellyanne Conway did something similar a few weeks ago. The president’s angry and depressed that he’s going to be impeached, so his staff is lifting his spirits by telling the public that it might not happen.

And hey ‐ they’re right that impeachment must look worse to Pelosi today, given the polling, than it did a month ago.

But be that as it may, ain’t no way no how no chance that the Speaker who got ObamaCare passed is going to whiff on a vote this big. She never would have proceeded with the impeachment inquiry if she had reason to fear a cave-in in the end. Whatever arms need to be twisted, or broken, to get to 218 will be twisted or broken.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  My personal favorite conspiracy theory. RBG is dead or dying. Impeachment is a desperate ploy to de-legitimize the president before a replacement can be named. Idiots like Romney will go along with it.
Posted by: Iblis   2019-11-23 21:38  

#7  Although many people feel that when a president is impeached he is automatically removed from office,

Wait, I thought if TrumpHitler was impeached, Hillary automatically becomes Prez. Note to self: we might have to rethink this.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-11-23 15:43  

#6  Wait!
This isn't the Bee?
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-11-23 14:25  

#5  Bring it on.
Posted by: Lex   2019-11-23 13:42  

#4  In a way, I'm almost hoping they actually do impeach. Although many people feel that when a president is impeached, he is automatically removed from office, the actual trial takes place in the Senate. To remove the President, it takes a 2/3 majority in the Senate. Unless many Republicans vote for removal, it won't happen.
On the other hand, Trump will be able to call witnesses in his defense. On my short list of witnesses would be the leaders in the deep state, the Bidens, Vindman, Schiff, and others. It should almost be fun.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2019-11-23 13:19  

#3  There have been too many instances in the last few years of "Surely they wouldn't..." followed by "Welp, they did" for me to buy this.

The Dems will double down until it costs them heavily and persistently; that hasn't happened yet.
Posted by: charger   2019-11-23 13:14  

#2  At this point I'd say it's even money either way, and that will make some reps in red districts nervous. They may not have much leeway for the vote against that does not matter.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-11-23 12:47  

#1  I have always said that they will not impeach, but they will give a couple hundred censures on him and drag each one out for the next year as fodder on CNN.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2019-11-23 12:28  

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